Carbon intensity of electricity in Europe & Central Asia in 2025 — 309 g/kWh. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 29.2%.
2000–2025 · grams CO₂ per kWh
| Year | g/kWh | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 309 | −5 | −1.65% |
| 2024 | 314 | −16 | −4.88% |
| 2023 | 331 | −27 | −7.46% |
| 2022 | 357 | +13 | +3.79% |
| 2021 | 344 | +10 | +2.98% |
| 2020 | 334 | −19 | −5.28% |
| 2019 | 353 | −22 | −5.76% |
| 2018 | 374 | −10 | −2.52% |
| 2017 | 384 | −3 | −0.67% |
| 2016 | 387 | −6 | −1.52% |
| 2015 | 393 | −6 | −1.48% |
| 2014 | 399 | −9 | −2.25% |
| 2013 | 408 | −11 | −2.73% |
| 2012 | 419 | −1 | −0.32% |
| 2011 | 421 | +8 | +1.96% |
| 2010 | 412 | −8 | −1.82% |
| 2009 | 420 | −14 | −3.19% |
| 2008 | 434 | −7 | −1.53% |
| 2007 | 441 | +3 | +0.59% |
| 2006 | 438 | +6 | +1.48% |
| 2005 | 432 | −1 | −0.25% |
| 2004 | 433 | −11 | −2.41% |
| 2003 | 443 | +6 | +1.48% |
| 2002 | 437 | +4 | +0.93% |
| 2001 | 433 | −4 | −0.93% |
| 2000 | 437 | — | — |
Carbon dioxide emissions from the power sector per kilowatt-hour of generation. A single number into which the whole structure of generation folds: a coal plant gives about 820 grams per kilowatt-hour, a gas plant roughly 490, and nuclear, wind and solar single digits. The indicator therefore reads as a summary verdict on a power system and is especially useful for comparing countries with different generation mixes: one may have a lot of hydro and another nuclear, yet the result comes out close.
Important: Emissions from generating electricity are counted, without emissions from building the plants and extracting the fuel. Aggregates are weighted by generation and computed from 2000 onward.
Source: Yearly Electricity Data (Ember), license CC BY 4.0.
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